Virginia Bender, Ph.D., special assistant to the president for institutional planning, attended the Ellucian Live conference on April 8 in New Orleans, La. She is pictured here with the Impact Award (center) with Chris Collins, chief customer officer at Ellucian, (left) and Laura Ipsen, Ellucian president and CEO (right).
Jersey City, N.J. – April 15, 2019 – Saint Peter’s University today announced that it was selected as a winner of a 2019 Impact Award by Ellucian, the world’s leading provider of software and services built to power higher education. The prestigious award honors exceptional Ellucian customer institutions that utilized technology to produce a better student experience, become more efficient and creatively resolve challenges. Saint Peter’s University was presented with the honor and a $25,000 grant on April 8 at Ellucian Live, the largest event for higher education technology.
Saint Peter’s was recognized for the University’s adoption of a research-based approach to answer its strategic goal to identify and deploy technology that directly improves student success. The university worked with Ellucian to harness the full capacity of Ellucian Colleague®, which resulted in enhanced student engagement, improved student retention and graduation outcomes, greater administrative efficiencies and a heightened “culture of care” – providing students with the integrated tools and support necessary for a successful college experience.
“Saint Peter’s is honored to be recognized by Ellucian as a technological innovator in the higher education space,” said Virginia Bender, Ph.D., special assistant to the president for institutional planning, who attended the award ceremony. “Our efforts have elevated student outcomes to a higher level of educational excellence.”
Saint Peter’s utilized Colleague to replace inefficient paper-based processes with digital capabilities. The University enhanced online, self-service options for registration, viewing and paying bills, applying for graduation, advising and course selection, and degree audits, among others. Some of the results of the efforts include improved student satisfaction with advising and registration, a 300 percent increase in student-run campus events, gains in graduation rates and a 94 percent career placement rate for the Class of 2018.
“This year’s Ellucian Impact Award recipients are transforming both the student experience and institution-wide operations by leveraging modern cloud solutions,” said Laura Ipsen, president and CEO of Ellucian, in the company’s awards announcement. “Congratulations to the winners, finalists and all of the applicants for this year’s award. We are honored and humbled to partner with such powerful innovators who are using technology to transform the higher education experience around the world.”
Saint Peter’s University was among three institutions selected to receive the 2019 Impact Award. The other winners include Mercer County Community College and Wake Technical Community College.
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